Teen makes history as the first female wrestler in South Carolina to win individual state championsh
Asian American athlete June Welch, 16, made history on Saturday by becoming the first female wrestler in South Carolina to win an individual wrestling state championship. The Woodruff High School sophomore defeated Chester High School’s Eduardo De Paz in the Class 3A 106-pound championship. Welch’s win earned her a standing ovation from the crowd at the Anderson Civic Center. After the match, her mother, Kathleen Welch, said, “June broke a barrier.
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